Pluralism by Default
Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics
Published on 25. March 2016
274 pages
978-1-4214-1813-1 (ISBN)
Description
An audacious new explanation for the emergence of political pluralism in weak states.
Pluralism by Default explores sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond. Lucan Way proposes that pluralism in "new democracies" is often grounded less in democratic leadership or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Dynamic competition frequently emerges because autocrats lack the state capacity to steal elections, impose censorship, or repress opposition. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may also thwart the development of stable democracy.
Pluralism by Default explores sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond. Lucan Way proposes that pluralism in "new democracies" is often grounded less in democratic leadership or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Dynamic competition frequently emerges because autocrats lack the state capacity to steal elections, impose censorship, or repress opposition. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may also thwart the development of stable democracy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 s/w Zeichnung
1 Line drawings, black and white
File size
10,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4214-1813-1 (9781421418131)
DOI
10.1353/book.43833
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03/2016
Johns Hopkins University Press
€52.20
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Person
Lucan Way is an associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto. He is the coauthor of Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War.
Content
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
1. Introduction
2. Perestroika and the Origins of Post-Soviet Pluralism by Default
3. Pluralism by Default in Ukraine
4. Pluralism by Default in Moldova
5. Authoritarian Consolidation in Belarus
6. Consolidated and Unconsolidated Authoritarianism in the Former Soviet Union
7. Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acronyms
1. Introduction
2. Perestroika and the Origins of Post-Soviet Pluralism by Default
3. Pluralism by Default in Ukraine
4. Pluralism by Default in Moldova
5. Authoritarian Consolidation in Belarus
6. Consolidated and Unconsolidated Authoritarianism in the Former Soviet Union
7. Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
Bibliography
Index
